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Webster 1913 Edition


Knavishly

Knav′ish-ly

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adv.
1.
In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently.
Holland.
2.
Mischievously; waggishly; roguishly.
Knavishly witty.”
Gayton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Knavishly

KNA'VISHLY

, na'vishly. Dishonestly; fraudulently.
1.
Waggishly; mischievously.

Definition 2024


knavishly

knavishly

English

Adverb

knavishly (comparative more knavishly, superlative most knavishly)

  1. In a knavish manner.
    • 2008 March 6, Nate Chinen, “A Night of ‘Warpaint,’ a New Set of Crowes”, in New York Times:
      Then he played hard to get, knavishly sidestepping the microphone.